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Period: 1534 to 1547
Reign of Henry VII
King of Engand and Ireland. Initiated the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from Rome and paving the way for Protestantism even if he remained Catholic his entire life. -
Nov 3, 1534
Act of Supremacy
Henry VII became the Supreme Head of the Church of England, severing ecclesiastical links with Rome, marking the begining of the Schism. -
Period: 1536 to 1540
The dissolution of monasteries
Monasteries were disbanded and the Crown appropriated their property to redistributate it, following the decision of separation with the Roman Catholic Church. -
1539
The Great Bible
The first authorised edition of Bible of the Church of England in English. -
May 12, 1543
Act for the Advancement of True Religion
The reading of the Bible was restricted to the clerics, noblemen, the gentry and the richer merchants. -
1547
Repeal of the Act for the Advancement of True Religion
The Act that limited the reading of the Bible was repealed. -
Period: 1547 to 1553
Reign of Edward VI
King of England, son of Henry VIII and Jeanne Seymour. He and his protectors passed Protestant policies and massively extended Protestantism. -
1549
The Book of Common Prayer
Publication of the Book of Common Prayer. It represented a significant shift towards Protestantism. -
Period: 1553 to 1558
Reign of Mary I
"Bloody Mary", the first Queen of England. Daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. She restored Catholism in England especially by exectuing protestants. . -
1554
Reunification with Rome
Restaured Catholism in England by reorganising the bond with Rome. -
1554
Marriage with Philip II of Spain
An unpopular marriage in England that, however, made her ally with Spain in the war against France. -
Period: 1555 to 1558
Bloody Mary
Protestants were burned alive or were forced to leave the country (time of the "Marian persecutions"). Mary I was nicknamed "Bloody Mary". -
1558
The Act of Supremacy
Elizabeth I declared herself supreme Governor of the Church of England. She restored her autority over the Church by abolishing the Pope's. -
Period: 1558 to
Reign of Elisabeth I
Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. She tried to soothe the religious divisions created by Mary I and set up a Second Reformation. -
1559
The Act of Uniformity
This Act made Protestantism England’s official faith and regularised prayer, using the Book of Common Prayer. -
Period: 1563 to 1571
The 39 articles of faith
These articles, part of the Book of Common Prayer, are the essential practices and doctrines codified, still in use today. -
1569
The Northern rebellion
The Rising of the North was the attempt by Catholic nobles from Northern England to replace Queen Elizabeth I with Mary, Queen of Scots. -
1570
Excommunication of Elizabeth I
Pope Pius V excommunicated the Queen for heresy. -
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War against Spain.
Defeat of the Spanish Armada, guided by the devoted catholic Philip of Spain, against the Kingdom of England -
Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
She was sentenced to death because of complotting with a group of Catholics against Queen Elizabeth I, after fleeing to England. -
The Union Jack flag
The Union Jack flag is created for British ships, it combines the flags of England and Scotland. -
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Reign of James I
James I of England and James VI of Scotland.Son of Mary, Queen of Scots. He unified the thrones of Scotland and England following the death of Queen Elizabeth I. He was monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland. -
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The Stuarts
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The Gunpowder Plot
A conspiracy devised by a small pro-Catholic conspirators to blow up Parliament and kill James I. -
The Great Contract
Financial reform ; a plan submitted by James I and Parliament. An attempt to increase Crown income and rid it of debt. -
The King James' Bible
A new edition of the bible written by the new King James I. -
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Reign of Charles I
King of England, Scotland and Ireland. He believed in the divine right of kings, and was determined to govern according to his own conscience. -
Petition of Rights
Parliament asked Charles I to recognize illegality of martial laws and punishment without trial. He accepted the petition but was furious because it was a way for Parliament to make him admit the limits of his power. -
The three Resolutions
Anyone who would promote Arminianism or anyone who would try to alter the Protestant practices in the Church of England is an enemy to England. Les to the personal rule of Charles I. -
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The Personal Rule
The Personal Rule or the Eleven Years' Tyranny. When he ruled without recourse to Parliament. The King claimed that he was entitled to do this under the Royal Prerogative. -
The New Prayer Book
The 1637 Book of Common Prayer. -
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The Scottish crisis
The Scottish crisis caused the end of the Personal Rule and the outbreak of the Civil war. -
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Wars of the Three Kingdoms
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Treaty of Ripon
Scott’s victory. Asked Charles I to pay the cost of their army. -
The Grand Remonstrance
Execution of Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford, and William Laud, two of the king’s closest ministers and suppression of the Star Chamber Court and the Court of High Commission. -
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Irish Confederate Wars
The Irish Rebellion is the first stage of the Irish Confederate Wars and part of the wider Wars of the Three Kingdoms. -
Edgehill
The first battle. The Royalist weren’t able to take London and defeat the Parliamentarians. -
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1st Civil War
Took place in England and Wales. -
Solemn League and Convenant
An agreement between the Scottish Covenanters and the leaders of the English Parliamentarians -
A Directory for the Publique Worship of God
The Directory for Public Worship is a liturgical manual produced by the Westminster Assembly to replace the Book of Common Prayer. Approved by the Parliament of England and Scotland, the year after. -
Marston moor
The combined forces of the English Parliamentarians under Lord Fairfax and the Earl of Manchester and the Scottish Covenanters under the Earl of Leven defeated the Royalists commanded by Prince Rupert of the Rhine and the Marquess of Newcastle. -
Naseby
Near the village of Naseby in Northamptonshire. The Parliamentarian New Model Army, commanded by Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, destroyed the main Royalist army under Charles I and Prince Rupert. -
The King in prison
The king had been made prisoner by the Scots after surrendering. -
Putney debates
A series of discussions over the political settlement that should follow Parliament's victory over Charles I. -
Pride’s purge
Soldiers prevented members of Parliament considered hostile to the New Model Army from entering the House of Commons of England. -
The Battle of Preston
Fought largely at Walton-le-Dale near Preston in Lancashire, resulted in a victory for the New Model Army under the command of Oliver Cromwell over the Royalists and Scots commanded by the Duke of Hamilton. The Parliamentarian victory presaged the end of the Second English Civil War. -
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2nd Civil War
It took place between February to August 1648 in England and Wales. -
Abolition of the Monarchy
The abolition of the House Of Lords and the Monarchy led to England being declared a Commonwealth. -
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The Commonwealth
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Oliver Cromwell
Head of state. Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1553 to 1558. -
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The Interregnum
The Interregnum was the period between the execution of Charles I on 30 January 1649 and the arrival of his son Charles II in London on 29 May 1660 which marked the start of the Restoration. -
The execution of Charles I
He was beheaded outside the Banqueting House on Whitehall. The execution was the culmination of political and military conflicts between the royalists and the parliamentarians in England during the English Civil War, leading to the capture and trial of Charles I, the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The parliamentarian High Court of Justice declared the sentence. -
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3rd Civil War
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The Protectorate
The Protectorate was the period during which England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the English overseas possessions were governed by a Lord Protector as a republic. The Protectorate began with the dissolution of the Rump Parliament -
Battle of Dunbar
The first major battle of the 1650 invasion of Scotland.
English troops, commanded by Oliver Cromwell, defeated the Scottish army. -
Declaration of Breda
Charles II promised a pardon for the crimes committed during the English Civil War and the Interregnum. -
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Reign of Charles II
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The Test Acts
All officers had to take the Oath of Supremacy as well as subscribe to a declaration against transubstantiation. -
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Reign of James II
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The Bill of Rights
It established the doctrine of Parliamentary supremacy, meaning that Parliament became the supreme source of law-making over the monarch and the courts. It was illegal to prosecute anyone in the courts unless it was by the authority of Parliament. -
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Reign of William II and Mary II as co-monarchs
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The Act of Settlement
An Act passed to settle the succession to the English and Irish crowns on Protestants only. -
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Reign of Anne of England
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Act of Union
Passed by the English and Scottish Parliaments. Led to the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
